Safety index · Line Creek, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Clayton, Kansas City safe?
Clayton shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 17 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 70th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 91 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Clayton against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (37% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 34 · 37% | |
| Vehicle crime | 18 · 20% | |
| Other theft | 14 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 · 9% | |
| Sexual offences | 7 · 8% | |
| Other | 6 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Kansas City safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Clayton at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Tanglewood and Regency North66/100 · Moderate
- Line Creek and Northern Heights85/100 · Low risk
- Barry Harbour96/100 · Low risk
- Lakeview Terrace72/100 · Moderate
- Breen Hills84/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Clayton safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Clayton are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Clayton?
Violent crime — 34 of 91 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Clayton safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Kansas City Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Kansas City, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.